1994 CHEVROLET ASTRO Complaints

A HYDRALIC BRAKE FAILURE CAUSED A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN STOPING DISTANCE AND RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. UPON EXAMINATION AT THE BODY SHOP IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE HOSE HAD FAILED AS A RESULT OF FRICTION ABRASION OF THE BRAKE HOSE. THE SPLASHSHIELD HAS AN OPENING FOR THE BRAKE HOSE. THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE HOSE IS ONLY PARTLY SHIELDED BY AN RUBBER SLEEVE. THIS SLEEVE COVERS THE BRAKE HOSE AND THE SLEEVE EXTENDS FROM THE POINT WHERE THE BRAKE HOSE IS CONNECTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT TO THE SPLASHIELD -- A DISTANCE OF ABOUT THREE INCHES. WHERE THE HOSE PASSES THROUGH THE SPLASHIELD, THE BRAKE HOSE IS UNPROTECTED. THERE IS CLEAR EVIDENCE ON THE BRAKEHOSE OF ABRASION WEARING TO THE POINT WHERE THE SPLASHSHIELD WORE A HOLE IN THE HOSE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN DEFECT FOR WHICH A SERVICE BULLETIN OR RECALL SHOULD BE INITIATED.

THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE HOSE FAILED. HAPPENED WHILE SLOWING DOWN. HAD REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH WAS MAKING A TURN. HAD VEHICLE TOWED & AND REPAIRED. TEST DROVE VEHICLE. STILL NO BRAKES. HAD IT RECHECKED & NOTICED HOLE IN BRAKE LINE. INSURANCE COMPANY HAS HOSE HOUSING. *AK

THE EASE WITH WHICH THE BUCLE FELL APART INDICATES THAT SAFETY OF PASSANGERS UTILIZING THEM COULD BE IN SERIOUS DANGER DURING AN ACCIDENT. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE WIPERS FAIL TO WORK WHEN NEEDED. THE MOTOR OR WIRES HAVE TO BE SHAKEN TO GET WIPERS TO START TO WORK AGAIN. THE BATTERY WENT. HAD A 6 YEAR WARRANTY, BUT MANUFACTURER IS COVERING ONLY 3 YEARS & IT DOES NOT WORK. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, WHICH CAUSED A PROBLEM FOR THE CONSUMER DRIVING IN THE RAIN. DEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHENEVER IT RAINS & THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE IN USE, THEY FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY. WOULD STOP & CAUSE POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER. WOULD NEED TO LIFT HOOD & HIT MOTOR TO GET WIPERS TO START UP AGAIN. HAS NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THEN START AGAIN (SIMILAR TO BLAZER 1995 RECALL).

CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON THIS VAN HAVE NOT WORKED PROPERLY FOR OVER ONE YEAR. THEY WORK INTERMINTENLY AND QUIT WORKING WITHOUT NOTICE. YOU HAVE TO OPEN THE HOOD AND HIT THE WIPER MOTOR TO MAKE THEM WORK AGAIN, BUT THEY QUIT WORK AS THEY PLEASE. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A SHORT IN THE CURCIT BOARD OF THE WIPER MOTOR, AND THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE WIPER MOTOR. I CHECKED WITH A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND THE PRICE OF A NEW WIPER MOTOR IS $240.00. I HEARD THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET BLAZERS AND THOUGHT THE PARTS MIGHT BE SIMILAR MY ASTRO WAS MANUFACTURED 5/94

THE WINDSHIELD LWIPERS DO NOT FUNCTION ALL THE TIME. SOMETIMES WHEN TURNED ON THEY WORK, THEN WHILE DRIVING THEY MAY CUT RIGHT OFF. *AK